Throwaway Bear

by Sandy Nightingale

Poor Throwaway Bear. He finds himself in the rubbish bin after spoilt Sophie discards him. But that's only the beginning of his adventures. Soon, hes half-buried by a dog, pounced upon by rabbits and dropped into a deep lake by a raven. Luckily, a boy called Paul discovers Throwaway Bear and he has a brilliant idea.

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

Reviews

[Katrine Engelhardt Thomsen]

A traumatic tale for any one who has ever lost a beloved teddy bear.

Thankfully the author lets this bear find a happy forever home (sorry about the spoiler, but now you can read without skipping ahead and just enjoy the story).

The book is also a great way to teach kids about lost and found items and the joy of restoring something broken rather than always buying something new.

[Ruenn Shy]

"Poor Throwaway Bear. He finds himself in the rubbish bin after spoilt Sophie discards him. But that's only the beginning of his adventures. Soon he's half-buried by a dog, pounced upon by rabbits and dropped into deep lake by a raven. Luckily a boy called Paul discovers Throwaway Bear, and he has a brilliant idea."
It just reminds me of the Pixar's animation - The Toy Stories...how toys are being forgotten/abandoned/abused/throwaway. But Andy is not like Sophie, not at all!
I like this book as it reminds me not to spoil my child, I shall teach my child to be grateful, appreciative, respectful, loving and benevolence! I remember I was taught to repair things including toys whenever they are broken instead of buying new ones to replace the broken one, that way I am grateful and appreciative for what I have. Otherwise, I would become Sophie and I would take things for granted and thinking that things can always be replaced.
This is a beautiful story with beautiful illustrations indeed.

[Dee-Ann]

Very sad story but had a happy ending. Great pictures, but there were a few too many words for my son to appreciate ... so basically I just read the story according to what the pictures told me. The pictures, as mentioned were extraordinary and could tell the story or 'a' story just from them.

[Serge Smagarinsky]

Could do with a shorter would count but does a great job of pulling on the emotions from two perspectives. Also does a good job of teaching a great life lesson without being too didactic.